Scotland · NHS Scotland MSAN
Salofalk® (mesalazine) 500mg and 1g suppositories – update to MSAN (2019)12
MSAN(2020)14 · Level 2 · issued 12 Mar 2020
What the notice states
The supply position for each affected product, as recorded in the notice — read the full signed PDF above for the clinical advice and actions.
| Product | Position | Resupply |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Salofalk® 500mg suppositories are out of stock until mid-April 2020. Salofalk® 1g suppositories | Out of stock | mid-April 2020 |
| are out of stock until mid-September 2020. | Out of stock | mid-September 2020 |
| 2. Pentasa® (mesalazine) 1g suppositories remain available during this period. | Available | — |
Provenance
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scot:msan:2020:14
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- 13 Aug 2026 22:03 UTC
- Capture route
- Captured first-hand by ShortageSignal's scheduled check
- Read from
- NHS Scotland Medicine Supply Alert Notice (PDF)
- Captured at
- 13 Aug 2026 22:03 UTC
- Content hash
5fac6299453bda8e8276d44698f61d6840b6714e309c3fbdf294548c718c5b34sha256 of the captured bytes — proves what was captured, not that the source was correct- Source document
- https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/msan-2020-14.pdf ↗
From the NHS Scotland notice PDF (linked above); dates and “valid until” text are as stated, fuzzy wording kept as written. Scotland is covered separately from England — see methodology. Not an official NHS service, and not clinical advice — follow the guidance issued to your pharmacy.